Counting the Loss First is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how policies address public problems, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.13.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.13.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Counting the Loss First
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Correct order: 3, 2, 1, 4
2.Correct order: 2, 4, 1, 3
Questions about Counting the Loss First
What does the Counting the Loss First worksheet cover?
It practises how policies address public problems — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.13.3-5: Explain how a policy gets made to deal with a public problem. The instruction to pupils is “Number the steps from 1 to 4”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Counting the Loss First practise?
D2.Civ.13.3-5 — D2.Civ.13.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how policies are developed to address public problems.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Counting the Loss First is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.13.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Counting the Loss First come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Counting the Loss First can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Counting the Loss First free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Counting the Loss First, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Civ.13.3-5?
Yes — “Counting the Loss First” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.13.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Counting the Loss First is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Civ.13.3-5
Explain how a policy gets made to deal with a public problem.
Teaching this next? Counting the Loss First is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.